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Dr. Joshua L. Bynum currently serves as Assistant Professor of Trombone at the University of Georgia. He enjoys an active schedule, balancing roles as both performer and educator.
From 2006-2010, he was the Assistant Professor of Trombone and Low Brass at Ouachita Baptist University (located in Arkadelphia, AR) and principal trombonist with the Pine Bluff Symphony Orchestra.
He is a graduate of Jacksonville State University (BME) and Temple University (MM). As a recipient of the prestigious Iowa Performance Fellowship, Bynum earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Trombone Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa. His doctoral essay analyzes the fundamentals of superior orchestral trombone section performance, and includes in-depth interviews with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Recently, Dr. Bynum has performed with both the Arkansas and Shreveport Symphony Orchestras. He has held positions with the Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Tuscaloosa, and Gadsden Symphony Orchestras, was an Associate Member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and has also performed with the Joffrey Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, South Arkansas, Quad City, Bay Atlantic and Haverford Symphony Orchestras. With these ensembles, Bynum has performed with numerous artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Elmar Oliveira, William Preucil, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Robert Browning, Sir James Galway, and Henry Charles Smith.
In addition to numerous solo recitals and masterclasses, Bynum has appeared as guest soloist with groups such as the Hot Springs Community Band, Jacksonville State University Chamber Winds, Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, Eastern Iowa Brass Band, as well as several high school bands. In 2007, Dr. Bynum was one of 12 international tenor trombonists selected for participation in the Alessi Seminar, where he received individual and ensemble instruction from Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist of the New York Philharmonic. He was a solo artist at the 2002 & 2003 Northeast Alabama Trombone Workshops, and has been invited to perform with the Cramer Trombone Choir at the 2010 International Trombone Festival in Austin, TX.
Dr. Bynum is a member of the College Music Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Pi Kappa Lambda honorary music fraternity. He currently serves as the Journal Advertising Manager for the International Trombone Association and is an Artist/Clinician for the Edwards Instrument Company.
For more information, please visit the UGA Trombone Studio website.
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